Weekend NAPs | Saturday 17th – Sunday 18th February 2018

]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/the-two-marks-focus-on-the-football-league-for-your-weekend-naps/feed/0Wigan v Man City – Latics to keep free-scoring Cityzens in checkhttp://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/wigan-v-man-city-latics-to-keep-free-scoring-cityzens-in-check/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/wigan-v-man-city-latics-to-keep-free-scoring-cityzens-in-check/#respondThu, 15 Feb 2018 03:00:11 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=30929THE eighth and final FA Cup 5th Round fixture is on Monday night when Premier League leaders Manchester City make the short trip to the DW Stadium to face Wigan. Ross Casey (@RossCasey24) shares his best bets.

Wigan v Manchester City | Monday 19th February 2018, 19:55 | BBC1

Man City arrive into this potential banana skin cup tie having already played and disposed of three Football League sides in domestic cup competitions this season, so I do not expect them to take Wigan lightly.

This term Pep Guardiola’s side are still on for a quadruple and are walking the Premier League – they are a mammoth 16 points ahead of second-placed Man Utd and that is due to the homework done on every team they play.

They put out strong sides no matter what the fixture and seem to take nothing for granted, whether they are facing Bristol City or Napoli.

They will have to do the same here of course as Wigan have some excellent recent FA Cup history against them in recent years – winning the FA Cup final against the odds in 2013 and then knocking City out at the Etihad the following year too!

City’s scoring record

Of course, Man City are short odds-on favourites to win this tie with a current best price of 1/6, which is not worth taking on, so let’s see if we can dig deeper into the betting markets to find some better FA Cup betting value.

Man City have scored a whopping 50 goals away from home this season in just 21 matches, with the Cityzens netting at least three goals on their travels in nine of those fixtures – a percentage of 42.8%.

Wigan’s wobbles

Wigan enter this huge money spinning match for them in a bit of a rut when it comes to their League One form. Paul Cook’s side were runaway leaders until recently, where a current sequence of three wins in eight has seen them overtaken by Shrewsbury – although they do have games in hand on their promotion rivals.

Their defence has been key to their success this season, with just 18 goals conceded in League One, a defensive record bettered by no side in the division. However, they have seemed to lose their way of late in terms of their solidity at the back.

Wigan have conceded five goals in their last two games, which ended in 3-1 and 2-0 defeats to Southend and Blackpool respectively.

Cook said in his post-match interview after the Blackpool game that perhaps he had been too loyal to his first team players during this run, so perhaps he will ring some changes for this one – which could result in improvement, or perhaps miscommunication, between players not used to playing together… we’ll see.

The betting angle

All of this leads me to the Man City to score 3+ goals market. Wigan have been off the boil a little of late, but before this small run of poor performances, they had kept 13 clean sheets at the DW Stadium, including two against Premier League opposition in West Ham and Bournemouth.

One of my Wigan v Man City betting selections will be to oppose the Premier League table-toppers scoring three or more goals at 21/20 with Coral, seeing as City have only achieved this in 42% of their away days this term. I do like those odds.

One to avoid

For a player with 29 goals in 33 games this season, I have found quite an interesting stat – Sergio Aguero has only opened the scoring in two of Man City’s 21 away matches this term. Considering he heads the First Goalscorer market here, with a best price of 3/1, perhaps we can find a better value price elsewhere…

I think that 7/5 (Bet365) on Kevin De Bruyne to net at anytime offers better value. The Belgian international is a machine in terms of games played and he will start this game, with Ilkay Gundogan probably being rested for the returning David Silva.

De Bruyne has scored in his last three cup ties against Football League sides, home and away against Bristol City and in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Cardiff. This gives us 90 minutes for him to score rather than backing Aguero at a bigger price to notch first, where the probability of course, is much lower.

Best Bets

Wigan v Man City – Man City to score 3+ Goals – No (21/20 Coral)

Wigan v Man City – Kevin De Bruyne to score at anytime (7/5 bet365)

]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/wigan-v-man-city-latics-to-keep-free-scoring-cityzens-in-check/feed/0The Two Marks – Blues vulnerable at the Bridge when hosting Barcahttp://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/the-two-marks-blues-vulnerable-at-the-bridge-when-hosting-barca/
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Champions League | Tuesday 20th February 2018, 19:45

Dan Childs stands in for Mark Langdon as the guys share their best bets from the first leg Last 16 ties.

]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/the-two-marks-blues-vulnerable-at-the-bridge-when-hosting-barca/feed/0Ask The Marks – Who’s going up and down in the Football League?http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whos-going-and-down-in-the-football-league/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whos-going-and-down-in-the-football-league/#respondThu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:29 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=30897188BET thought it would be a good idea if you guys were able to quiz our own Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) and Racing Post superstar Mark Langdon (@MarkLangdon). So here you have it…

Ask The Marks | Thursday 15th February 2018

Here Dan Childs and Mark O’Haire answer your questions.

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]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whos-going-and-down-in-the-football-league/feed/0Ask The Marks – What’s the best website to access stats?http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whats-the-best-website-to-access-stats/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whats-the-best-website-to-access-stats/#respondFri, 09 Feb 2018 12:00:36 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=30785188BET thought it would be a good idea if you guys were able to quiz our own Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) and Racing Post superstar Mark Langdon (@MarkLangdon). So here you have it…

Ask The Marks | Thursday 8th February 2018

Here the guys answer your questions.

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]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whats-the-best-website-to-access-stats/feed/0Ask The Marks – What’s the key ingredient for finding value?http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whats-the-key-ingredient-for-finding-value/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whats-the-key-ingredient-for-finding-value/#respondFri, 09 Feb 2018 08:00:36 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=30695188BET thought it would be a good idea if you guys were able to quiz our own Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) and Racing Post superstar Mark Langdon (@MarkLangdon). So here you have it…

Ask The Marks | Thursday 1st February 2018

Here the guys answer your questions.

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]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-whats-the-key-ingredient-for-finding-value/feed/0Ask The Marks – How valuable are Expected Goals stats?http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-how-valuable-are-expected-goals-stats/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-how-valuable-are-expected-goals-stats/#respondFri, 09 Feb 2018 07:00:55 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=30152188BET thought it would be a good idea if you guys were able to quiz our own Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) and Racing Post superstar Mark Langdon (@MarkLangdon). So here you have it…

Ask The Marks | Thursday 23rd November 2017

Here the guys answer your questions.

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]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-how-valuable-are-expected-goals-stats/feed/0Ask The Marks – An explanation on ‘Asian money’http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-an-explanation-on-asian-money/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-an-explanation-on-asian-money/#respondFri, 09 Feb 2018 06:30:10 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=30469188BET thought it would be a good idea if you guys were able to quiz our own Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) and Racing Post superstar Mark Langdon (@MarkLangdon). So here you have it…

Ask The Marks | Thursday 11th January 2018

Here the guys answer your questions.

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]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-an-explanation-on-asian-money/feed/0Ask The Marks: How to deal with losing streakshttp://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-how-to-deal-with-losing-streaks/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-how-to-deal-with-losing-streaks/#respondFri, 09 Feb 2018 06:00:38 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=29680188BET thought it would be a good idea if you guys were able to quiz our own Mark O’Haire (@MarkOHaire) and Racing Post superstar Mark Langdon (@MarkLangdon). So here you have it…

Ask The Marks | Friday 20th October 2017

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This video is in association with 188BET.

]]>http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/ask-the-marks-how-to-deal-with-losing-streaks/feed/0Asian Handicap Betting | What’s It All About?http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/asian-handicap-betting-whats-it-all-about/
http://welovebetting.co.uk/2018/02/asian-handicap-betting-whats-it-all-about/#respondFri, 09 Feb 2018 05:00:36 +0000http://welovebetting.gambla.co.uk/?p=13823LOOKING for some info on Asian Handicap betting? Let us take you through it.

Asian Handicap Betting | What’s It All About?

The most common question and enquiry we get at WeLoveBetting is about Asian Handicaps. What do they mean? How can I make money from them? That kind of thing. To be fair, we quote them quite often so we should have done this months ago.

Here are the key things to remember:

They’re not complicated. Once you get it, you’ll find them easy to follow

It’s harder to lose money on Asian Handicaps as there’s no handicap draw meaning only one outcome results in you losing cash

More choice. With Asian Handicap betting your selections can be a lot more precise and focussed than in traditional betting

Ok, let’s look at a game. How about Manchester United v Liverpool. Let’s use decimals:

Man Utd -0.5 (1.97) v Liverpool +0.5 (1.92)

Easy one to start with. This kind of bet is quoted everywhere. If you back Man Utd they need to win to get paid out at 1.97, back Liverpool at 1.92 and they need to avoid defeat for you to win. Known as a Half Goal Asian Handicap.

Man Utd 0.0 (1.40) v Liverpool 0.0 (2.85)

The 0.0 just means none of the teams have a start on the handicap. If you back Man Utd and they win you win, if you back Liverpool and they win you win BUT the big difference is if it’s a draw you get your stake back. This is referred to as a push and is the term when there is no handicap winner. When a push occurs all stakes are returned. This particular example is the same as a Draw No Bet market.

Man Utd -1 (2.75) v Liverpool +1 (1.42)

Here Liverpool have a goal start against Manchester United. If they avoid defeat the bet is a winner but if they lose by one goal the push kicks in and stakes are returned. Similarly if you back Louis Van Gaal’s side conceding a goal and they win by exactly one goal you won’t lose like in traditional handicaps but get your stake returned.

Man Utd -2 (6.90) v Liverpool +2 (1.10)

Easy now eh? If you back Man Utd here they need to win by 3+ goals for a full payout but if they win by exactly two you get your cash back. As long as Liverpool don’t lose by three or more you won’t lose your cash if you back them. A two goal defeat will see your stake returned.

Man Utd -0.25 (1.65) v Liverpool +0.25 (2.20)

Ok, getting a bit complicated now. These are known as Quarter Goal Asian Handicaps and occur when a team are .25 or .75. Quarter Goal handicaps see your stake split in two on either side of the handicap. So if you back Man Utd here, 50% of your stake is on Man Utd 0.0 while the other half is on Man Utd -0.5. If you back Liverpool you’ve got 50% of your bet on Liverpool 0.0 and the other half on Liverpool +0.5. So if it finishes 0-0, the Man Utd backer has lost his half stake on -0.5 and got his stake back on the 0.0 part as it was a draw. The Liverpool backer gets half his stake back on the 0.0 part of the bet while the +0.5 half is paid out at 2.20 as Liverpool avoided defeat. Understand?

Man Utd -0.75 (2.20) v Liverpool +0.75 (1.65)

Very similar bet here. Man Utd backers have half their stake on -0.5 and half on -1.0, Liverpool backers have half on +0.5 and the other half on +1. If the game ends 2-1 to Manchester United the Old Trafford backer gets paid out on the +0.5 side of his bet and gets his stake returned on the +1 part as it was a push due to the one goal win. A half win for him. Our Liverpool backer loses the +0.5 part of his bet but gets his stake back on +1 as they lost by exactly one goal. A half loss for him.

Over 2.25 Goals (1.85) v Under 2.25 Goals (2.05)

Asian Handicap betting can also be used when betting on match goals. Backing Overs here means half your stake goes on exactly two goals and the other side on Over 2.5 Goals. If the game finishes 1-1 it’s a half loss as the Over 2.5 part is bust while the exactly two goals part is a push as exactly two were scored. The guy who backed Unders had a half win as the Under 2.5 paid out at 2.05 while exactly two goals was a push.

Double Handicaps

Another thing to be aware of is the fact that some bookmakers use Double Handicaps rather than Quarter Handicaps. Don’t worry, the bet is exactly the same it’s just displayed differently. Double Handicaps quote both sides of the handicap rather than the middle point in Quarter Handicaps. So Man Utd -0.75 v Liverpool +0.75 becomes Man Utd -0.5/1 v Liverpool +0.5/1.

Any Questions?

Hopefully this guide has been a help to you but if you have any questions just use the comments section below and we’ll get back to you.